Chapel St Leonards surfForecast / Lincolnshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
12
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM5.42m
9:34PM5.20m
9:46AM5.15m
10:33PM4.75m
10:41AM4.84m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.57m
3:27PM0.26m
3:49AM0.98m
4:20PM0.54m
4:39AM1.41m
5:19PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
9:00
9:00
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
17
20
20
18
16
16
17
21
24
23
21
6
5
6
7
8
12
13
13
11
10
9
10
12
15
19
19
17
14
14
15
19
22
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
20
22
19
11
8
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
12
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
175
237
235
299
461
455
386
300
321
300
300
337
335
336
310
310
310
300
300
334
327
327
307
310
Best forecast wave conditions in Lincolnshire
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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